Since 1990, eyewitnesses have spotted this aircraft near Edwards AFB, CA by residents of Mojave, CA, and workers at Edwards AFB. A total of five separate sightings of this vehicle were reported to Aviation Week and Space Technology.

Eyewitness report a large, pale grey aircraft, with a fighter style cockpit, podded underwing engines, and canards, which may be retractable. The most notable features are:

1. Forward fuselage resembling the SR-71 with a blended chine.

2. Large delta wing with rectangular underwing engines.

3. Wingtip mounted verticle stabilizers.

4. Dark leading edges and dark, rectangular exhausts.

5. A prominent "hump" rising from the blended fuselage and centered over the large delta wing.

6. Some observers saw a prominent, low aspect ratio canard mounted close to the nose, while others saw no canard at all.

7. Some observers heard a rumbling sound at low speeds.

8. Light-colored top and bottom surfaces, with dark leading and trailing edges.

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